Medical Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage, participating in Kish’s self-insurance, PPO or HDHP health plans.
Vision Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage in Kish’s vision insurance plan.
Dental Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage in Kish’s dental insurance plan.
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account: Employees can set aside pre-tax dollars to cover eligible medical or dependent care expenses.
Term Life Insurance: The College provides Term Life Insurance equal to $50,000 or 1.5 times the annual base salary. Employees electing 1.5 times base salary are liable for tax implications. Optional life insurance for employees, spouses and dependents is available.
Retirement: State law requires Full-Time Faculty to join the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). For more information, visit https://surs.org/.
Deferred Compensation Plans: The College offers 403(b) and 457 tax-deferred annuity plans.
Tuition Waivers: The College will waive tuition for an unlimited amount of Kishwaukee College credit courses for employees, spouses and children under 25.
Tuition Reimbursement: Reimbursement for course tuition at other educational institutions is available as outlined in the KCEA collective bargaining agreement.
Four-Day Summer Work Week: The College adopts a four-day summer work week beginning on the Monday following Spring Commencement and continuing for 12 weeks.
Sick: Full-time faculty receive 15 sick days per academic year, with up to two sick days available to use during the summer term by non-twelve-month faculty teaching summer classes. Up to five sick days may be used for personal business.
Vacation: 12-month Bargaining Unit Faculty receive 21 days of vacation each fiscal year.
Sabbatical Leave: Full-time tenured faculty members who have completed a minimum of seven years of full-time continuous service to the College may apply for sabbatical leave. Sabbaticals may be one year or one semester in duration.
Observed Paid Holidays:
Kishwaukee College recognized two outgoing Board members at the Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees' special reorganizational meeting in April. Board Secretary Kathleen Spears and Trustee Kathleen Watkins were commended and received a plaque recognizing their dedicated service to the College.
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